Home Runs Banamex Program Allots Resources for Tenth Year in A Row

Grupo Financiero Banamex
Grupo Financiero Banamex is a member of Citigroup, Inc., and it is the leading financial group in Mexico, with Banco Nacional de Mexico (Banamex) founded in 1884. The Group has an outstanding position in the country's financial markets through its affiliates, and it includes deposits, consumer finance, handling resources from investment partnerships and funds for retirement, insurance banking, pensions, and stock market brokerage. The group has an extensive net of distribution of over 1,400 branches and 5,500 ATMs located throughout the country. For more information, visit www.banamex.com.

Citigroup
Citigroup, the leading global financial services company has some 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 100 countries, providing consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, and wealth management. Major brand names under Citigroup's trademark red umbrella include Citibank, CitiFinancial, Primerica, Smith Barney and Banamex. Additional information may be found at www.citigroup.com.


	Printer Friendly Page		FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) October 10, 2006 Home Runs Banamex Program Allots Resources for Tenth Year in A Row Mexico City – Thanks to the joint efforts of both foundations, Fomento Social Banamex A.C. and Alfredo Harp Helú A.C., they have donated today for the tenth year in a row the resources generated by the Home Runs Banamex program in Mexico City. This year the total sum collected was five million 950 thousand pesos. These resources will be assigned to social, educational, health, cultural and sports programs carried out by 100 (public and private) institutions and organizations. These organizations were selected as a result of their work performance and social commitment. The relevant factors taken into account during the evaluation process to grant the donations are: the life quality of the assisted population, the institution's performance, the viability of the projects presented, and the transparency in their resource management. Home Runs Banamex is a Banco Nacional de México program supported by the following teams: Diablos Rojos del México and Guerreros de Oaxaca. Both teams donate their plays so for each successful play or action both foundations, Fomento Social Banamex A. C. and Fundación Alfredo Harp Helú, A.C. donate resources in favor of social, cultural and sports noble causes. The funds are delivered through charity organizations who have as their main charitable activities in Mexico City and Oaxaca. At the same time the program is focused on promoting the enthusiasm for baseball and fostering greater attendance to these two teams' baseball fields and games. The program creates awareness in players and fans that good plays are used to gather funds to support the needy. During this event that took place at the Centro Banamex, Alfredo Harp Helú, Co-Chairman of Fomento Social Banamex and Chairman of the Alfredo Harp foundation, commented that this is an example of the continuity and commitment to keep on collaborating with other charity and philanthropy causes in favor of social, cultural and sports causes in Mexico, and shows how an effective relationship can emerge between sports efforts and social responsibility. In the past ten years, over sixty one million pesos have been allotted through 896 donations, in the Home Runs Banamex program. # # # Grupo Financiero Banamex Grupo Financiero Banamex is a member of Citigroup, Inc., and it is the leading financial group in Mexico, with Banco Nacional de Mexico (Banamex) founded in 1884. The Group has an outstanding position in the country's financial markets through its affiliates, and it includes deposits, consumer finance, handling resources from investment partnerships and funds for retirement, insurance banking, pensions, and stock market brokerage. The group has an extensive net of distribution of over 1,400 branches and 5,500 ATMs located throughout the country. For more information, visit www.banamex.com. Citigroup Citigroup, the leading global financial services company has some 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 100 countries, providing consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, and wealth management. Major brand names under Citigroup's trademark red umbrella include Citibank, CitiFinancial, Primerica, Smith Barney and Banamex. Additional information may be found at www.citigroup.com.